Mat Tran Doan Ket

The Mat Tran Doan Ket (MTDK), also known as the Front for National Unity, was a democratic alliance in Vietnam which was founded in 1961 by Pham Huy Quat. In April 1960, a group of 18 nationalist politicians from the former Bao Dai or early Ngo Dinh Diem governments presented a petition from the Hotel Caravelle demanding democratic reforms in South Vietnam. The alliance formed the short-lived Bloc for Freedom and Progress, but the organization made little headway. The MTDK was covertly given official sanction as an outlet for controlled opposition activity following a failed 1960 coup attempt against Diem.